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Roger Prinzen

Roger Prinzen was a German football player and manager.

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Roger Prinzen
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-03-04)4 March 1969
Place of birth Darmstadt, West Germany
Date of death 13 April 2026(2026-04-13) (aged 57)
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 SV Darmstadt 81 (7)
1991–1994 SG Wattenscheid 60 (6)
1994–1996 Hannover 96 62 (4)
1996–2000 SC Austria Lustenau 70+ (6+)
1999 → SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) 4 (0)
2000–2003 FC Lustenau
Managerial career
2003–2007 FC Balzers
2010–2012 FC Vaduz (assistant)
2013–2016 1. FC Nürnberg
2013 1. FC Nürnberg (caretaker)
2014 1. FC Nürnberg (caretaker)
2017–2018 SV Seligenporten
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Prinzen (4 March 1969 – 13 April 2026) was a German football player and manager.

Coaching career

Prinzen was head coach of Balzers and was assistant coach at Vaduz in Liechtenstein.1

He was normally the U–23 coach for 1. FC Nürnberg.2 He took over the U–23 team on 21 June 2013.3 However, during the 2013–14 season, he took over on an interim basis on 7 October 2013 when Michael Wiesinger was sacked4 and on 23 April 2014 when Gertjan Verbeek was sacked.2 Rainer Zietsch took over the U–23 team on 19 October 2013 while Prinzen was coaching the first team.5 Valérien Ismaël succeeded Prinzen on 5 June 2014.6

Death

Prinzen died on 13 April 2026, at the age of 57.7

Coaching record

As of 26 February 2015
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Balzers 1 July 2003 30 June 2007
1. FC Nürnberg II 21 June 20133 18 October 20135 17 5 7 5 029.41 8
1. FC Nürnberg 7 October 20134 22 October 20139 1 0 1 0 000.00 10
1. FC Nürnberg II 22 October 20139 23 April 20142 13 7 4 2 053.85 8
1. FC Nürnberg 23 April 20142 5 June 20146 3 0 0 3 000.00 10
1. FC Nürnberg II 5 June 2014 Present 22 5 8 9 022.73
Total 56 17 20 19 030.36 —
References

References

  1. "Roger Prinzen". World Football. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. Schäflein, Markus (23 April 2014). "Zu schön für Abstiegskampf". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. "Prinzen coacht den "kleinen" Club". kicker (in German). 21 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. "Das Aus: Club entlässt Wiesinger". kicker (in German). 7 October 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. "1. FC Nürnberg II – TSV Buchbach". kicker. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  6. "FCN bestätigt Ismaël als neuen Trainer" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  7. "Unerwartet verstorben: Heidenheim trauert um Prinzen" [Died unexpectedly: Heidenheim mourns the loss of Prinzen]. Kicker (in German). 14 April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  8. "1. FC Nürnberg II" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  9. "Offiziell: Verbeek übernimmt beim Club". kicker (in German). 22 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. "1. FC Nürnberg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 April 2014.